Apple's 2017 iPhone Will Supposedly Ditch the Home Buttons

And introduce new anti-theft features.

This summer has been so jam packed with rumors about the highly anticipated iPhone 7, which is expected to go on sale September 16, that we're almost sick of hearing about it. Luckily for us, to keep our Apple interest up, there are two new rumors not about the iPhone 7, but about the insanely awesome future iPhones that will come after it.

The Home Button

The iPhone 7 will reportedly have a pretty significant home button redesign. Whereas you once pushed the button, it will now be pressure sensitive like a MacBook's trackpad. But according to Bloomberg, the next generation 2017 iPhone is going to go a step further and kill the iconic home button completely. The Wall Street Journalspeculates that the phone might "appear like a single sheet of glass."

And the iPhones of the hopefully not too distant future sound even cooler!

The Anti-Theft iPhones

Apple has filed for a patent that would make future iPhones and iPads much less appealing to steal, the Vergereports. According to the patent, Apple wants to create a technology that would secretly record the fingerprints and take a picture of your iPhone thief. The Verge explains that Apple "imagines a system by which a 'trigger condition' would result in the collection of biometric information on whomever is holding the iPhone."

We're really excited for the iPhone 7, but can't wait for the phones that come after that, either.